Emmanuel Deutz

Emmanuel Deutz (1763-1842) was a German-born French rabbi.

Emmanuel Deutz
19th century portrait of Emmanuel Deutz
Born	1763 Bonn, Germany
Died	1842 (aged 78–79)
Occupation	Rabbi
Children	5, including Simon Deutz
Relatives	David Paul Drach (son-in-law)

Biography

Emmanuel Deutz was born in 1763 in Bonn, Germany.^[1][2]

Deutz served as a rabbi in Koblenz, Germany.^[2] He served as the Chief Rabbi of France from 1810 to 1842.^[3][4] Nevertheless, Deutz was not a fluent French speaker.^[1]

Deutz had a wife, Judith, and five children.^[2] His daughter Sarah married David Paul Drach.^[3] When Drach converted to Roman Catholicism, the couple separated.^[2] Meanwhile, one of Deutz's sons, Simon Deutz, also converted to Roman Catholicism.^[2]

Deutz died in 1842.^[1]